Clothesline support



Oct. 31, 1933. i

L. H. WERNER CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Filed Dec.

Inventor Patented Oct. 31, 1933 CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT Lewis H. Werner,White Plains, N. Y.

Application December 29, 1932 Serial No. 649,408

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a clothes line support, the general object ofthe invention being to provide a simple device for holding the upper andlower reaches of a clothes line looped over a pair 5 of pulleys, inparallel, and to prevent sagging of that part of the line on which theclothes are placed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the device in use.

Fig. 2 is an edge view with parts broken away.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the device. As shown in these views, thedevice comprises an elongated block 1 having a pair of recesses 2 5therein for receiving the pulleys 3 and a strip 4 which is rotatablyconnected to the block by a screw 5 which passes through the middleportion of the strip into the central part of the block.

Thus the strip 4 can be turned at an angle to the block so as to exposethe pulleys, whereby the two parts of the line 6 can be placed inengagement with the pulleys, as shown in Fig. 1 after which the strip isturned into alinement with the block, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to holdthe line in contact with the pulleys.

As shown in Fig. 2, the pulleys are placed closer to one end of therecesses than the other end so as to leave a space for the two parts ofthe line and the shafts 7 for the pulleys are carried by the block.

It is thought from the foregoing-description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

' It is to be understood that changes may be made in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:--

the pulley.

LEWIS H. WERNER.

